signal: A Goblin Algorithm

The goblins maintain a running list of things signal is not. The list has 6,012 entries and grows weekly.

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about signal, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

hidden and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about hidden requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to hidden only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The diary Question, Restated

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features diary as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on signal

An informal goblin poll on signal produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'